IGCSE History is a popular option at St Catherine's. The course is very exciting and stimulating, concentrating on the major tumultuous events of the 20th Century. 
 
Failure of Peace
Peace to War 1919-1939
The Treaty of Versailles
The League of Nations
Hitler's Foreign Policy
The Cold War 1945-1962  
 
The USA  
The Boom Years (Depth Study)
The Great Depression 1929-33
Recovery and War 1933-45 

China 1934-1989   
The Long March Communist Victory
The Great Leap Forward The Cultural Revolution
The Gang of Four Reform Tiananmen Square   

Battlefields Visit 
WW1 Battlefields takes place annually

For a number of years the History Department has led a very successful trip to the battlefields and cemeteries of the Ypres Salient. We take the girls at the beginning of Lower 5. The visit builds upon the knowledge they have acquired during U4. We visit Lone Tree Cemetery, Sanctuary Wood, Tyne Cot, Langemark, Essex Farm and finally the Menin Gate at Ypres.